Joe Root created history in ODI cricket, became the first player to do such a feat for England – News Himachali News Himachali

England’s star batsman Joe Root created history in the third match of the three-match ODI series being played between Sri Lanka and England. Root has now become the first player for England to score 20 centuries in ODIs.

He achieved this feat while playing against Sri Lanka.

Colombo’s R. Joe Root batted at number 3 in the third ODI being played at Premadasa Stadium. He completed his 20th century by taking a single on the second ball of the 45th over. Root faced 100 balls for this century. With this performance, he became England’s batsman with the most centuries in ODIs.

Eoin Morgan’s name comes after Root in the list of batsmen who have scored the most centuries in ODIs for England. Morgan had scored 13 centuries in 225 matches in his 13-year-long ODI career. Opening batsman Jason Roy and former opener Marcus Trescothick, who are out of the team, have 12 centuries each in ODIs. At the same time, Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler have scored 11 centuries each in the 50 over format for the England team that won the 2019 ODI World Cup.

Most centuries for England in ODIs

In the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, Joe Root has performed well in all three matches. Joe Root scored 61 runs in the first ODI and 75 runs in the second ODI. Whereas in the third ODI, Joe Root played an unbeaten inning of 111 runs. During this, Root faced 108 balls and hit 9 fours and 1 six. With this century, he has become the 18th batsman in the world to have scored at least 20 centuries in ODIs.

Players who scored most centuries in ODIs